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Jun 27 2023
News
Trump Classified Document Audio Tape Is a Masterpiece
Audio recordings have landed Trump in hot water time and again, from the Access Hollywood tape to his “perfect” phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the recorded call in which he asked Georgia’s secretary of state to steal the 2020 election for him. Nevertheless, in July 2021 Trump agreed to let a publisher and writer working on his former chief of staff Mark Meadows’s
New York Magazine
Apr 03 2024
News
Trump prosecutor signals appeal in classified documents case, rebukes judge
Special counsel Jack Smith tore into the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump‘s classified documents case, claiming her proposed jury instructions contain a “flawed legal premise” worthy of appeal, according to a late filing Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ordered defense lawyers for Trump and prosecutors to file submissions outlining hypothetical jury
Washington Examiner
Jul 05 2024
News
Trump asks Florida court to pause classified documents case after Supreme Court immunity decision
Former President Donald Trump has requested a partial pause in the classified documents case brought against him after a U.S. Supreme Court decision this week found that presidents have substantial immunity for official acts that occurred while they were in office. Lawyers for Trump asked a Florida court to pause all proceedings in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith — except those
Fox News Digital
Feb 12 2024
News
Closed hearings on Trump classified documents evidence begin Monday
Closed-door hearings began Monday in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case against former President Donald Trump to consider the extent of access to evidence. The hearing is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. at the federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida. Trump was expected to attend the hearing in person after the chairman of the St. Lucie County Republican Executive Committee said one of Trump’s
NBC News Digital
Feb 09 2024
News
Biden classified documents report revives comparisons to Trump case
The Department of Justice’s announcement this week that President Joe Biden would face no charges for mishandling classified documents drew renewed attention to the case against former President Donald Trump related to the same issue. Republicans swiftly criticized the DOJ for choosing to prosecute Trump but not Biden, accusing the department of having double standards. Special counsel Robert
Washington Examiner
Feb 08 2024
News
Biden speaks on classified documents report: 'Matter is now closed'
He emphasized the difference between his case and that of Donald Trump.
Biden speaks on classified documents report: 'Matter is now closed'
President Joe Biden addressed a damning report from special counsel Robert Hur on his classified documents probe, highlighting differences between his case and that of former President Donald Trump.
"Bottom line is the special counsel
ABC News (Online)
Jun 13 2023
News
Trump pleads not guilty in classified documents indictment
Former President Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges on 37 counts following a Department of Justice indictment alleging he violated both the Espionage Act and obstructed justice in taking classified records from his presidency and refusing to return them.
The arraignment was Trump’s second this year but his appearance in a Miami courthouse was his first on federal charges. He is
The Hill
Jun 09 2023
News
Trump lawyers quit classified documents case
Two lawyers who represented Donald Trump in the months before he was indicted on federal charges over his handling of classified documents quit working for him Friday morning.
The attorneys, Jim Trusty and John Rowley, did not explain in detail why they had resigned, other than to say that "this is a logical moment" to do given his indictment Thursday in U.S. District Court in Miami.
CNBC
Jun 02 2023
News
The legal ramifications of Trump's classified documents tape
The ongoing federal investigation into former President Donald Trump's alleged retention and mishandling of classified documents after leaving office took on a new air of urgency this week. An exclusive CNN report claimed Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith possessed incriminating audio of Trump seemingly undercutting one of his primary justifications for possessing the documents in
The Week - News
Feb 06 2024
Opinion
Biden's Classified Documents Scandal May be Heating Up Quickly
More than a year ago, Merrick Garland surprisingly appointed special counsel Robert Hur to investigate the discovery of classified documents in the possession of Joe Biden at multiple locations. In the nearly 13 months that followed we heard virtually nothing about this investigation, leading me to believe that the entire thing had simply been swept under the rug in typical Biden Inc. fashion
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